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Artist / Maker : |
Jackson, Robert B.; Nagwa
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Title : |
Box Design (Eagle/Human)
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Date (Execution) : |
c. 1980
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Geographical Origin : |
British Columbia, Canada
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Cultural Group : |
Gitxsan
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Style / Period : |
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Medium / Material : |
Graphite
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Support / Technique : |
paper
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Object Type : |
design drawings
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Visual Description :
A First Nations preliminary drawing of a box design, including a grizzly bear. Drawing represents the secondary crest of the Sky Clan and is found on existing Tsimshian bentwood boxes. Many legends and myths include eagle/human, often as transformation ideals. It is a half page design with colour notations to enable a symmetrical serigraph.
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Accession # : |
U011.81.10
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Width (cm) : |
48.00
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Height (cm) : |
61.00
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Depth (cm) : |
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Mandatory Credit : |
Gift of Vincent Rickard
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Artist Statement : |
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